Does It Just Run a Bit Light?

Visually, it's a masterpiece, brilliant scenery and persons abound. Thank goodness not a single American imitating the Irish accent.

But it just seems a bit thin to me.

How many times was Pony in the pub turning around and scoffing at Darby?

And all that emphasis on the bar matron putting Brian's glass up on the shelf, like that's that.

Anyone else would wonder why nothing came of the glass, but why focus on it to begin with like that? For that matter, the whole deal over the bag itself. That grew tiresome.

The song didn't bother me, as I've seen other shows and movies try to launch a song and fail.

But the idea of a plot, with Michael replacing Darby who is now too old, that was just so minor.

And it seemed to me the wishes should have been stronger and more memorable.

1. Brian has to stick with Darby until he's made his wishes.
2. Michael can see Brian (but as a rabbit. That was really the wasted bit).
3. Taking Katie's place.

And Darby ran after Cleopatra first, then Katie does the same thing toward the end?

I think much of that with the dancing in the cave and the wee horses, that was a bit too much.

And Brian wanted to spare Darby from being old and replaced? None of that ended up happening anyway, so why make that the reason Darby encountered the little people?

I can't help but think Disney was expecting too much by not crediting the extras who played elves, as tho that brought up a suggestion they were real elves. Nothing of the sort.

It seems like Pony, and for me, Estelle Winwood, were poorly used. Shouldn't Pony have been thwarted by the elves at one time or another?